The commander's dilemma : violence and restraint in wartime /

The commander's dilemma : violence and restraint in wartime / Amelia Hoover Green.

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"To win wars, commanders have to create violence, but they also have to control it--and restraint comes from political education, not strategic thinking or harsh discipline"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoover Green, Amelia (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Political violence > Psychological aspects.
Command of troops > Psychological aspects.
Civilians in war > Violence against.
Control (Psychology)
Political violence > El Salvador > History > 20th century.
Political socialization > El Salvador > History > 20th century.
Civilians in war > Violence against > El Salvador.
Political socialization.
Political violence.
Politics and government.
El Salvador > Politics and government > 1979-1992.
El Salvador.
History.
Description
Summary:"To win wars, commanders have to create violence, but they also have to control it--and restraint comes from political education, not strategic thinking or harsh discipline"--
Item Description:Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Yale University, 2011.
Physical Description:xiv, 256 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501726477
1501726471

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